Emelianenko beat up a friend from social networks and got a prison term. When hitting, he did not let go of ice cream
In the second half of 2024, it became clear that Emelianenko would not return to fighting anytime soon. He got into a criminal story, which his lawyer revealed in detail. In the spring, Ivan had a conflict on social networks with a certain friend (they met a couple of times in life), who insulted him. According to the lawyer, the victim is a repeatedly convicted drug addict.
When Emelianenko accidentally met the man in real life, he began to insult him again. In response, Ivan, who was holding ice cream in his right hand, hit him several times with his left. The result is a fracture of the facial bones and a criminal case for intentional infliction of grievous bodily harm.
“Ivan has been charged under Part 1 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. A verdict will be issued. Naturally, only a guilty verdict, since there is no talk of Ivan’s innocence. This is a deliberate crime, a grave one. It is unknown what sentence the court will hand down, we will see. We hope it is soft, because the victim asked not to put Emelianenko in prison. It seems that they have reached some kind of reconciliation,” the lawyer said.
It was reported that the victim was ready to reconcile with Emelianenko for compensation of half a million rubles. Promoter Vladimir Khryunov (head of the REN TV Fight Club) admitted that he asked Alexander Emelianenko for this money, but he refused:
“I talked to Alexander Emelianenko. The topic of the conversation was the trial of his younger brother. The victim needs to be paid compensation of about half a million rubles. I asked Alexander if he would participate in this. He said: “No.”
Later, the brother explained his decision: “I have been making decisions for Ivan all my life. He must be independent and take responsibility himself. He is already an adult, he has a family, even if he is responsible for the incidents, it will be his responsibility.”
The court did not spare Emelianenko: he went to prison for 1.5 years, becoming the second of the three Emelianenko brothers to go to prison. Before him, Alexander had been there several times.
Even when Ivan won in pop-MMA, Fedor was not too happy: “I hope Ivan left his past life and will start a new one with this fight. I offered him help back when he was 15-16, but if he has matured at 35, so be it. I hope he has given up the lifestyle he had.”
